Saturday, December 27, 2014

I pulled out one of my past Holiday Nesting Components kits, some stamps, gelatos and ink and began to create! I started with a plain white piece of 12x12 cardstock. I pulled out a silver colored gelato and added some to a big clear block. I also added some water to create a nice light watercolor and then applied a piece of clear packaging to the block and picked up some of the color. I dabbed it all over my white cardstock just to add a little something extra. Most of it ended up getting covered up but I am ok with that. I do like the bits and pieces that you can see. The photo I am scrapbooking is of our daughter last year in front of the Christmas tree. This is one of my favorite photos of her from last Christmas. I love the bokeh in the background!

I used the Tim Holtz rub-ons that came in the kit all around my layers and added one of the background texture stamps from the Art Textures stamp set. I added a few of the chipboard pieces from October Afternoon that also were included in this kit and the cute JOY wood veneer. For my title Holiday Cutie I used the Holiday Clear stamp set and used the word Holidays. I masked off the letter S so it would just stamp out Holiday. I used some red stickers from my stash to spell out cutie! I love how it turned out and I hope you enjoy it as well! The items I used today are still available in the Paper Wings Productions shop and some of them are even on sale! You will find them linked below! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season and I wish you a very blessed New Year! Thanks so much for stopping today and remember to let your creativity take flight!

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Hey everyone & Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!! It's Stephanie here today for my last guest design post. I have had so much fun designing at Paper Wings these past 2 months!

For my post today I am sharing a holiday mini album. It is a folio from Tim Holtz that I was sent by Carrie. Here it is I it's unaltered state:

And here is a look at what I created:

I started by painting the album white & adding glitter while the paint was still wet. I added a doily that was misted with red mist. Mostly all of my papers & embellishments came from the fun & versatile Well-Dressed kit.

Here is a detailed shot of the cover:

Here is a look at the inside of this interactive album:

All of the envelopes hold small cards with my journaling on them.

The inside folder slips out & is a great spot to hold additional photos and memorabilia.

What a fun way to document a magical trip that we took to NYC at Christmastime a few years ago! I love that I can add as much. or as little, as I want to this folio to make it perfect for our memories.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Be sure to visit the store to see this kit and MUCH more!

I have days 1 through 18 finished, which beats my 2013 effort by several days! I'm planning on finishing my album this year! The fantastic selection of PWP Christmas Stamps has me motivated to complete the last couple pages as there are several stamps that are perfect for the remaining dates!

The pockets of this canvas portfolio are perfect for storing holiday cards. I have room for more cards in the rear pocket.

Several of the pages in this album are made from patterned paper, which isn't the best surface for journaling. The selection of die-cuts in the Well Dressed Kit and the tags in the Natural Kit are perfect for recording memories.